Sliding-window lock



H. E. HUNTER. suome w'm'oow LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4,1921.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

FIGURE 5 FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 6 FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5 FIGURE 8 FIGURE 10 mv sm-on FIGURE 11 PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY E. HUNTER, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

SLIDING-WINDOW LOCK.

Application filed January 4, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY E. IIUNTER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of San Jose, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding-I/Vindow Locks, of which the followin is a specification.

lily invention relates particularly to a lock for the sliding windows of an automobile.

In automobiles provided with sliding windows in their tops it is customary to provide a double channel separator piece at the point on the automobile body where the two windows overlap. It is the object of my invention to utilize this member as a portion of a locking means for said windows. It is a further object to provide a lock of the character indicated provided with manually operated means for .controlling the locking elements from the inside of the windows and a key operated means for controlling the locking elements from the outside of the Windows. It is a further object of the invention to provide a locking device having the general structure and characteristics herein after set forth.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention.

Figure 2 is an outside elevation of the same. i

V Figure 3 is an inside elevation of the same. i I

Figure 1 is a sectional view on 1 1 oi F g re 1. I Figure 5 is a sectional view on 55 of Figure 1. Figure 6 is a plan view of the locking bar. Figure 7 is a sectional view on 77 of Figure 1.

Figurev 8 s a sectional view on 88 of Y I F igu e ,1-

Figure 9 is an elevation of the key shown in Figure 8. V

Figure 10 is an illustration of a portion of an'autornobile top with the locking device in operative position thereon. V Figure 11' is a sectional view through another embodiment of the key operated mechanism of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, Ishow at 1 a casting provided with outside flange 2, middle flange or se arating flange 3 anc inside flange 4, the sai casting having screws at 5 for securing the same to the automobile body. In the bottom of cast- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

Serial No. 434,933.

ing 1 are formed holes 6 and 7 communicating with a recess 8 in the under side of the casting 1, the recess being formed with an outline conforming to the member shown in Figure 6. This member is formed as a rectangular plate 8*, the two end portions of which are numbered 9 and 10 respectively and the end 9 having a grooi e 11 formed transversely thereof in its upper and outer edge. Extending upwardly on either side of this plate is a pin as at 1213 adapted to pass readily through holes 6 and 7 as shown. This plate and the pins thereon are normally held in a locking position shown in Figure 5 by means of a pin 14 set in the lower side of casting 1 and having a spring 15 mounted thereon and held in lace by a washer and nut 16. When t e sockets 1718 in sashes 19-20 are in alignment with pins 1213 the said ins are forced thereinto as described there y securing the sashes against movement in either direction.

If it be desired to unlock the sashes from the inside it is accomplished in the following manner. In socket 21 in the under surface of one end of casting 1 is mounted a cylindrical member 22 carrying an arm 23 contacting with the upper surface of the end 9 of plate 8. Member 22 is held in position by a pin 21 set therein engaging a socket 25 in casting 1, and a lever arm 26 passing through bearing 27 in casting 1 and thence upwardly to terminate in a thumb-piece 28. When thumb-piece 28 is depressed the arm 23 of member 22 forces plate 8' downwardly until it engages the groove 11 in end 9 as at 9 thereby h0ld ing the pins 1213 in a retracted position. These pins 12-13 are again rendered operative by swinging thumb-piece 28 and arm 26 back to a normal position, the pins 12-13 now automatically engaging sockets 1718 in sashes 1920 whenever they are thrown into alignment.

If the sashes are closed and therefore locked when the driver is outside of the car, they may be unlocked by means of a key in the following manner. At 29 is a cylindrical member mounted in socket 30 in the under side of casting 1 held in position by a screw 31 as shown and a boss 32 engaging a recess 33 in the side of socket 30, the said cylindrical member 29 carrying an arm 34 engaging the upper surface of arm 10 of plate 8*. Boss 32 is provided with a slot as shown at 35, and a central pin 36. At 37 is a cylindrical bore formed in casting l in axial alignment with screw 31. A key is shown at 38 provided. with a bore 39 to engage pin 36 and terminating in a narrow wedge end as to engage slot 35, so that when the key is placed in position and turned the arm 34 forces plate 8 downwardly against spring 15 and thereby retracts pins 12-13 and permits the opening of thesashes 1920. hen operated by a key as described, however, the plate 8 is only forced down suiticiently far to retract pins12l3 the required distance without permitting arm 23 to engage groove 11, as to position 41, so that upon the removal of the key the pins 1213 will again be free to engage sockets l7-18. From the above description it may be seen that the sashes may be readily locked or rendered freely movable from the interior of the machine, and only unlocked by a suitable key from the exterior of the machine. Also the matter is materially simplified by utilizing the guide member 1 as the body of the lock, the said guide member being a necessary part of the slidingwindow construction. V

The disclosure made herein is to be considered as illustrative only and in no way tolimit the scope of the invention, since changes in form, construction, arrangement and association of parts, members and features may be made within the scope of the freely revolves in-cylinder 42.

the r ght key is inserted to cause the end of o forming a engage cylinder 42 appended claims. i

In Figure 11 another embodiment is shown in which the bore 37 is fitted with a cylinder 42 having a flange 43 at its outer end and bolted'to member 29 at its other end as at 44 so that the two parts will revolve as a unit, Within cylinder 42 is another cylinder 45 positioned between flange 43 and member .29 and revolving within cylin der 42. Cylinders 42-45 and casting-l are provided. with aligned holes 46. To the inner surface of cylinder 45 are secured springs4f7 carrying pins 48 normallywithdrawn into cylinder 45 so thatthe same a If however,

pins 48 to register with the outer surface of'cy linder 42 then the said cylinder 42 and the. member 29 attached thereto .may be turned to function as described. If the key is. of such a form as to cause pins 48 to enter the casting 1, then the cylinder 42 of course cannot be turned. Also if the key permits the pins 48 to remain in cylinder .45 and not H v then thesaid cylinder 42 can notbe turned. I claim i A sliding sash lock-comprising a momber having upwardly extending flanges plurality of parallel channels for the reception of sliding sashes, a pin resiliently mounted in the bottom of each chan nel andno'rma'lly extending thereinto, and

manually operable means for retracting said nns. 1 2. A sliding sash lock comprising a member having upwardly extending flanges forming a plurality of parallel channels for the reception of sliding sashes, a pin resiliently mounted in the bottom of each channel and normally extending thereinto, manually operable means for retracting said pins, and means for holding said pins in a retracted position when said manually operable means is released.

'3. A sliding sash lock comprising a member having upwardly extending flanges forming a plurality of parallel channels for the reception of sliding sashes, a pin resiliently mounted in the bottom of each channel and normally extending thereinto, a lever mounted upon one side of said member, and means actuated by said lever for retracting said pins.

4. A sliding sash lock comprising a member having upwardly extending flanges forming a'plurality of parallel channels for the reception of sliding sashes, a in resi-liently mounted in the bottom of eac channel and normally extending thereinto," a lever mounted upon one side of said member, means actuated by said lever for retracting said pins, and a keyoperated me'chanism operatively mounted in the other side of: said member for retracting said pins,

5; In COlnblIliLtlOIl with an automobile body, a member mounted upon the upper edge thereof and havin upwardly extending flanges forming a p urality of channels for the reception of sliding sashes, each channel having an orifice formed in the-bottom thereof, sliding sash mounted therein and having sockets formed in theinlower edges arranged to ali with said orifices when in a predetermined position, means operatively mounted to automatically, en.-

gage said orifices and sockets W-heninalignnormally extending thereinto, meansioperable' from one side of said member for retracting said pins, and key; .operatedmeans for retracting said piiisfrom, the other side of said member a less distance than s'aid first mentionedmeans. L w

e 7. A slidingsash loekcomprisingamemher having upwardly extending flanges forminga plurality of parallel channels :for the reeeptionwof sliding'sashes, an orifice'formed in the bottom of each channel, a plate r esiliently mounted; on the bottom' of sa d member, pins mounted on 'said plate and passing through said orifices and normally extending into said channels, a lever operatively mounted to engage each end of said plate, and independent means operable from opposite sides of said member for operating said levers.

8 A sliding sash lock comprising a member having upwardly extending flanges forming a plurality of parallel channels for the reception of sliding sashes, an orifice formed in the bottom of each channel, a plate resiliently mounted on the bottom of said member, pins mount-ed on said plate and passing through said orifices and normally extending into said channels, a lever operable from one side of said member for actuating said plate to retract said pins, a lever operable from the opposite side of said member and operatively mounted with relation to said plate, and means for operating said last mentioned lever, said means comprising a cylinder revolubly mounted in the side of said member and attached to said lever, a second cylinder revolubly mounted Within said first mentioned cylinder, said member and cylinders having aligned orifices formed therein, and a pin resiliently mounted upon the inner cylinder and engageable with the outer cylinder and said member, and means for efiecting said engagement.

9. A lock comprisin a fixed member, a locking element operatlvely mounted therein, a cylinder revolubly mounted in the side of said member and attached to said element, a second cylinder revolubly mounted Within said first mentioned cylinder, said member and cylinders having aligned orifices formed therein, and a pin resiliently mounted upon the inner cylinder and engageable wlth the outer cylinder and said member, and means for effecting said engagement.

HARRY E. HUNTER. 

